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Han Feizi – Chapter 23.17
Han Feizi uses the two-mouthed hui worm fable: its two mouths fight over food, bite each other and die together. The tale warns power-hungry ministers’ vicious infighting will ruin their shared kingdom just like the worm.
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Han Feizi – Chapter 23.16
Han Feizi’s fable tells three lice fought over plump spots on a pig until another warned of sacrificial slaughter. They united to drain its blood, thinning the pig and saving all from death, warning against petty infighting endangering shared survival.
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Han Feizi – Chapter 23.15
Han Feizi tells Yao offered his throne to Xu You, who fled and lodged with a commoner. The householder hid his leather cap fearing theft, failing to grasp Xu You scorned supreme power and cared nothing for trivial belongings.
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Han Feizi – Chapter 23.14
Han Feizi tells an elder chides a conceited Chu prince bent on attacking Chen. Citing Goujian’s decade-long grueling preparation to revive Yue, the elder mocks his blind overconfidence; great conquests demand persistent hard work instead of rash optimism.
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Han Feizi – Chapter 23.13
Han Feizi tells a skilled charioteer faced slander from jealous royal grooms. He outdrove the king in a deer hunt, proving his talent and exposing the rivals’ malicious envy through real performance.
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Han Feizi – Chapter 23.12
Han Feizi tells a Song merchant pretended to ruin pricey raw jade to outbid rivals. After paying compensation, he refined the stone and earned far more. The story highlights valuing long-term gains over temporary losses.